El-Rufai support group hires US Lobbyists over ICPC trial

By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The El-Rufai Support Group Association, ERSGA, has hired a United States-based advocacy firm to lead an international campaign over the ongoing trial of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai.
The group said the move was intended to draw international attention to what it described as concerns over due process and judicial independence in the handling of the case against the former governor.
In a statement, Mohammed Salihu, ERSGA’s Director of Strategic Partnership, said the association had retained Vanguard Africa, a Washington, D.C.-based organisation, to engage policymakers, democracy advocates and other international stakeholders on development...